In the fourth year of Taiping in the Song Dynasty and the second year of Baoning in the Liao Dynasty.

Both countries are speeding up their development. Since Yelu Xian's health is much better than in history, he does some things himself, and the effect is better than that of Xiao Chuo.

Although Xiao Chuo was not in charge of the government at this time, he could give Yelu Xian advice. With experience in the Song Dynasty, he attached great importance to the Han people, especially some of the Han people's methods.

In April, Yelu Xian went to Tokyo. The Tokyo here is not Japan in later generations, but Chenyang City, Liaoning Province.

After a while, Xiao Chuo was appointed as the queen in May and then traveled westward. The emperor traveled to inspect the place and also hunted and played.

"Prime Minister, I have gained a lot this time. I am really happy to see the crops and seedlings in the fields."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, your Majesty is kind, he has spread his charity, treats the people well, and rests. If this continues for less than ten years, our Great Liao Dynasty will surely be rich and strong, and no one dares to invade you."

Yelu Xian nodded. He agreed with what Xiao Siwen said. In fact, like Guo Hao, he wanted to do a lot of things, but he couldn't hurry up.

"It's Lushan in front of us. We're going to hunt and have a banquet."

Xiao Siwen knew that the emperor had this hobby, so he didn't say anything. Yelu Xian's performance was already very good this time, and he should relax and relax.

The group of people advanced towards Lushan Mountain. On Pandao Ridge, there was a group of masked people looking into the direction of the mountain.

At this moment, a spy came back and reported: "Chief, they are here!"

The leader looked around and whispered: "Let the brothers be prepared. If there is any accident, no one is allowed to speak nonsense!"

"yes!"

Everyone's eyes were numb. Shortly after Yelu Xian ascended the throne, some people loyal to Yelu Jing wanted to avenge him, so they lie here and waited for the team to come.

The emperor's team entered Pandao Ridge, and suddenly the sound of breaking through the air sounded, and an arrow flew over, and everyone immediately became alert.

"There are assassins, guard the car!"

Xiao Siwen shouted, and quickly asked Yelu Xian to dismount and protect him behind him.

Yelu Xian drew out his sword, looked around vigilantly, and several arrows shot in succession. The guards quickly blocked it with swords.

However, after the dense rain of arrows, a group of masked people suddenly rushed out of the mountains and forests, with hundreds of people, more than Yelu Xian’s guards.

"Your Majesty, the thieves are prepared and there are many people. For the sake of your Majesty's safety, please leave first. The old minister stays behind to stop them!"

Yelu Xian looked at the thief in front of him and knew that the form was not good for them, so he made a choice.

"Be careful, I will lead the troops now. If you lose, the prime minister must protect himself!"

"Don't worry, your Majesty!"

After saying that, Yelu Xian turned over and left under the protection of several guards. Xiao Siwen held a sword in his hand and commanded the battle to buy time for Yelu Xian.

Seeing Yelu Xian running away, the thief led by him wanted to chase him, but Xiao Siwen was calm in the face of danger and immediately stopped him.

However, while the guards were pulled, many of them had been killed or injured. The leader of the thief knew that Xiao Siwen was not easy to deal with, so he took the bow and took the arrow.

Whoosh!

"Be careful, Prime Minister!"

It is easy to avoid hidden arrows and is difficult to defend against. Xiao Siwen has experienced many battles, but no one can hurt him at all. He did not expect that he would capsize in this gutter today.

An arrow hit Xiao Siwen's chest. Xiao Siwen looked down at him in disbelief, raised his hand and wanted to say something, but fell down powerlessly.

After Xiao Siwen's death, the guards had no leader and immediately fled in scattered places. At this time, Yelu Xian was gone. The thieves were unable to do anything and decisively ordered a retreat.

Half an hour later, Yelu Xian returned with reinforcements, but there were no traces of thieves. There was no response along the way to survive the guards, and the battlefield was full of corpses.

Seeing this scene, Yelu Xian felt nervous and hurriedly searched around, but at first glance he saw Xiao Siwen lying in a pool of blood.

"father in law!"

Yelu Xian cried out in pain and almost fell off his horse. Xiao Siwen died here. How did he explain to Xiao Chuo when he went back!

"Come here, chase me! No matter what, you must find the murderer and tear them to pieces. I want to avenge my father-in-law!"

When the emperor became angry, the whole country of Liao was in turmoil, but he did not dare to tell Xiao Chuo because Xiao Chuo was pregnant at this time!

...

Bang bang bang bang...

There were several gunshots in the suburbs of Bianliang. Guo Hao put away his musket and looked at the pheasant in front of him, feeling a little reluctant to look at it.

"This gun can hit the enemy, but it's better to let it go when hunting. It's not possible to hit if the distance is too far, and the destructive power is quite high when the distance is close. It's better to use a bow and arrow!"

Perhaps it was because of the past for a long time, or perhaps the muskets today are not advanced enough, Guo Hao was a little disgusted.

The Zhao Kuangyin brothers stood aside and looked at each other. Zhao Kuangyi seemed to have something to say, but his brother stopped him with his eyes.

"Kuang Yi, if you have anything to say, you don't have to look at your brother. Let's go out to hunt today and finally relax."

Guo Hao had spoken, but Zhao Kuangyin could not stop him. Zhao Kuangyi suddenly knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, there will be a reluctance request at the end. Please agree to me!"

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Guo Hao's appearance changed history. The Zhao brothers did not become emperors, and Guo Haoque did not treat them badly and appointed them as commanders of the imperial guards.

However, although the Imperial Guards were the most elite troops of the Song Dynasty, they were stationed near the capital of Gyeonggi all year round and had no chance of fighting.

The world was not peaceful in the past two years. In order to train troops, Guo Hao asked them to go out to suppress bandits. After several years, the bandits and bandits in the Song Dynasty basically disappeared.

As a result, the two of them became idle. Zhao Kuangyin was fine. He was mature and understood Guo Hao's intentions, but Zhao Kuangyi couldn't stand the loneliness and always wanted to go out to make achievements.

"Your Majesty, I will ask you to go to the border and guard the border for our Song Dynasty and stop the invading enemy!"

After Zhao Kuangyi finished speaking, Guo Hao suddenly fell silent. Zhao Kuangyin's heart skipped a beat. In fact, he also felt over the years that Guo Hao was actually wary of him.

"Hahaha, I am really young. We are all old in Yuen Long. It is a good thing to make achievements, but..."

"Your Majesty, I am reckless and do not understand your Majesty's good intentions. I will educate him well when I go back, and I will ask Your Majesty..."

Before Zhao Kuangyin could finish his words, Guo Hao raised his hand to signal him to stop. Guo Hao looked at the two brothers and was thinking about this matter in his heart.

If he wants to unify China, he has to set up a big game. There are many chess pieces in this game, and the Zhao brothers are actually very talented.

Just to be on the verge of precautions, Guo Hao kept keeping them by his side, so that he could react in time if there was any situation.

But now the two seem to have a high status, but in fact they have a bit awkward identity. Among the generals of the court, they are only so leisurely, and the others are either guarding the frontier or guarding the side.

Now that Zhao Kuangyi asked to guard the border, he heard someone else's words. In fact, it was enough for the imperial guard to have his brother, and there was no need for him to stay in Bianliang.

"Okay, I think Kuang Yi's idea is very good, but if you just go to the frontier, then what's the difference between it and being in Bianliang?

Although there are occasional frictions in Bianliang, it is just a small fight. Since Kuang Yi wants to do something, I will give you this opportunity!"

After saying that, Guo Hao asked someone to bring paper and pen to write the imperial edict directly. After not finishing his work, he then stamped the jade seal.

"Kuang Yi, I have decided to appoint you as the Northwest General, so that you can lead troops out of the station and reopen the Hexi Corridor!"

Open up the Hexi Corridor!

Zhao Kuangyi didn't know whether he should be happy or tragedy. All three of them knew the strategic significance of the Hexi Corridor, but that was aimed at the Western Regions.

The Hexi Corridor is the later Gansu Province. It is located north of the Qilian Mountains, connecting the Tarim Basin and the Loess Plateau, and dividing the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Mongolian Plateau.

There are four counties in the Hexi Corridor, namely Wuwei County, Jiuquan County, Jincheng County and Dunhuang County. Today, the Song Dynasty only owns the Weiwu County.

Guo Hao planned the Western Regions and wanted to occupy the Hexi Corridor first. The Han Empire wanted to control the Western Regions, and also put a lot of effort into the Hexi Corridor.

In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty, the talented and wise Emperor Wu of Han sent General Huo Qubing to Long to attack the Huns. On the basis of Longxi County and Beidi County, four Hexi counties were added, so that the entire Hexi Corridor would be included in the Chinese territory for the first time.

Therefore, Guo Hao sent Zhao Kuangyi to Hexi to treat him as Huo Qubing, a famous general in history, and he should be honored.

However, the northwest region has a harsh climate and insufficient material supply. Compared with other regions, this is definitely a chore.
Chapter completed!